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FDA Approval Of Qsymia Expands The Obesity Customer Base
Apr. 22 | VIVUS, Inc communicated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its amendment and modification to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Qsymia (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) capsules CIV. The amendment,...
Infants Show Early Sign Of Heart Disease If They Are Of Obese Mothers’
Mar. 11 | According to a research babies whose mothers are overweight or obese show early signs of heart disease at birth. Babies born to obese mothers had thicker artery walls at birth. A third of women of childbearing age are overweight and 20 per cent are obese. The...
Exenatide Helps Obese Adolescents Lose Weight
Feb. 19 | According to a study that suggests a new use for some medicines used to control blood sugar, Brostol-Myers Squibb Co.’s diabetes drug exenatide helped severely obese teenagers lose weight. According to the results published today in the Journal of the...
Overweight Women Have More Risks Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dec. 19 | According a new study, the women who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop the painful disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in the joints, and can also affect other...
Fat -Bellied People at Higher Death Risk Than Obese
Oct. 2 | Normal-weight people with fat bellies have a higher risk of death than the obese, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Munich. People with a normal body mass index, or BMI, and “central obesity” as defined...
Obesity And Cognitive Decline
Aug. 24 | According to a new study, people who are obese and also have high blood pressure and other risk factors called metabolic abnormalities may experience a faster decline in their cognitive skills over time than others. The study has been published in the...
FDA Approved Weight-Management Drug Qsymia
Aug. 10 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the weight loss drug Qsymia, but there is strong warning for certain patients, including pregnant women, who should not use it. Qsymia contains phentermine and topiramate in an extended-release formula,...
U.S. Women In Labor Longer Over Time
Apr. 30 | According to a report, American women today are spending about two hours more in labor during childbirth than women did 50 years ago. According to authors, several factors are there to explain the longer labors. The new report appeared in the online edition...
Childhood Obesity Linked To Womb Environment
Apr. 16 | The new evidence has linked the environment in the womb with increased body weight in later life. Researchers have found changes around the DNA at birth which may result from a mother’s diet or exposure to pollution or stress. They then linked these...
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